TULLY 1/2

THE corn is as high as an elephant’s eye in “Tully,” a yawn-provoking little farm melodrama that’s receiving a token theatrical run after debuting on cable TV following years on the festival circuit.

Anson Mount – who went on to the dubious honor of playing Britney Spears’ leading man in “Crossroads” – portrays the hunky son of a Nebraska farmer (Bob Burrus) who hasn’t been honest with him or his dim-witted brother (Glenn Fitzgerald) about their supposedly dead mother.

Julianne Nicholson acts rings around the guys as a veterinarian’s assistant, and Catherine Kellner does well with the stock part of a stripper. But writer-director Hilary Birmingham’s earnest if crushingly predictable debut feature is notable mainly for John Foster’s lovely cinematography.

Running time: 102 minutes. Not rated (sex, profanity). At the Empire, the Village East.